Reply to Muralidhar et al., Kenny et al., and Hotz et al.: The benefits of engagement with external research teams.

This document is a reply to three letters from Muralidhar et al., Kenny et al., and Hotz et al. regarding a recent paper by Jarmin et al. The authors express gratitude for the feedback and engagement from these scholars, which has led to improvements in the Census Bureau's disclosure avoidance system. They emphasize the importance of continued discussion and debate to further benefit the Census Bureau and its statistical products. The authors provide their affiliations and state that they are employed by the U.S. Census Bureau, except for one author who is retired. The document is published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. [Extracted from the article]